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| + | * Levinson, Robert, ''The Early Dated Coins of Europe, 1234-1500: An Illustrated Catalogue and Guide to dated medieval coinage.'' Clifton, NJ: Coin & Currency Institute, 2007. | ||
* Roberts, James N., ''The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD)'', S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996. | * Roberts, James N., ''The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD)'', S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996. | ||
* van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, ''Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713,'' Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964. | * van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, ''Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713,'' Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:22, 10 June 2024
This specimen was lot 879 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €280 (about US$359 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles le Téméraire (1467-1477), AR double briquet, 1475, Anvers. D/ Deux lions assis et affrontés. Entre leurs t., un briquet. R/ Ecu de Bourgogne sur une croix fleuronnée. Belle patine. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Charles the Rash, 1467-77, silver double briquet of 1475, Antwerp mint. Obverse: two seated lions facing, a firesteel between them; reverse: arms of Burgundy over a floriate cross. Nice patina, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
Charles' death in battle in 1477 extinguished the Burgundian dynasty. His daughter Marie's marriage to Maximilian of Hapsburg brought Hapsburg rule to the Low Countries.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver; this specimen is 2,91 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 34-1; W. 507; V.H. 48; Levinson II-17.
- Levinson, Robert, The Early Dated Coins of Europe, 1234-1500: An Illustrated Catalogue and Guide to dated medieval coinage. Clifton, NJ: Coin & Currency Institute, 2007.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
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